Amoy, May 26.
Japanese naval and consular auth orities yesterday categorically reject. ed proposals for a slackening of the prohibition on junk braille between Kulangsu and the mainland made by the Municipal Council and the Consular Body, Domei learned today. A. han on all junks operating between Kulangsu and the mainland went Into, effect at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr. L. H. Hitchcock, acting ehairaman of the iCulanysu Municipal Counil, called on Mr. Goro Uchida, Supanese Consul-General, yesterday afternoon to lodge representations faquinst. the Interruption of junk. traffic, pointing out that it would cause an acute shortage of commodi ties in the International Settlement, Mr. Hitchock wns understood to have declared that the question was one of "life and death" for Kulangsu, Mr. Uchida was reported to have emphasized that the measures. taken by" the Japanese naval authorities were aimed at preventing the infltras tion of anti-Sapanese elements into Kulangsu. He assured Mr, Hitchcock that he would take note of the Couns e's views and would communicate them to the Japanese naval authorities, Meantime, the Japanese Navy jected a proposal by the Consular Body for' the establishment of a spwelat zone in "fsoao. patrolled. by Japanese police for the landing of Toud stuffs from the main Japanese naval officers were under stood to have declared that "such a makeshift measure" would be able of preventing anti-Japanese elements from landing in Kulanyst.
Japanese authorities emphasized that Kulangsu can depend upon Amoy. suspended.
Mr. Hiteheoek, she is the smi fund Wi Banking Corpor of the Amoy Branch of the Hon
was elected acting ehiairman of the Council on Wednesday in the place of Mr, J. Morhaus, chairman, who has requested a leave of absence.
Mr. Morhaus, it was understood, asked for leave in order "to avoid further javolvement in. the. Kulanisu affair" He is Hungarian and Nether. ands consul here—Domiei, by 'Britain, France and the United Slates caused an unpleasant situation and was regarded by the Japanese san unfriendly act, Mr. Goro Uchida, Japanese Consul-General here, declared ina protest. lodged with' the Consular Body yesterday, it was disclosed here today.
Mr. Uchida filed a counter-protest to the Consular Body's reply of May 19 concerning the Japanese five-point demands for reorganization of" the Kulangsu Municipal Council, Just' when the Japanese Navat Landing Party on Kulangsu had been trying to ameliorate the slate of affairs there and had been planning to withdraw in a few days, as the Consular Body had been notified, and a time when the Japanese Consul-General requested. that appeals for Innding of bluejackets be cancelled, the foreign authorities "ignored" the Japanese request, the note slated.
This action on' the part of foreign authorities of ignoring the Japanese view had produced a very unpleasant effect and it was considered an unfriendly act toward Japan, the protest declared.—Domei.
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